Was America Founded as a Christian Nation? - Lecture 1
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November 17, 2025 · 29 min · Season 3 · Episode 18
About this episode
This lecture explores the historical beliefs of America's founders regarding Christianity and its relationship to the nation.
There is a lot of discussion of "Christian nationalism" in the news today. Most of it is political, with pundits on each side advancing a vision of the United States that they believe conforms to the true spirit of the American founding. The pundits, activists, journalists, and academic sociologists and political scientists will continue to have their say, but this lecture is historical in nature. What did the founders believe about the relationship between Christianity and the Amer...
Topics covered
- Christian nationalism
- American founding
- historical perspective
- Christianity
- politics
- sociology
Keywords
- Christian nationalism
- American founding
- Christianity
- politics
- sociology
- history
- founders
Mentioned in this episode
Organizations: United States
Books & works: Christian nationalism
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